First oversize.

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    What's stopping forward movement of those plates?
     
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    DSK333, Apr 12, 2018
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    Might not can see it very well, or maybe it was after I took the pic but I did X it.
     
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    I didn’t know if a bulkhead or X chaining was better.
     
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    The top set isn't x chained from what I can see. Personally, I would have x chained the whole stack. Sometimes I'll even build a bulkhead too for something like that as a little extra.
     
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    Ahh. Yeah those no, I didn’t. And now I know.
     
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    10' wide is not to bad, we are constantly doing 11 and 12' loads. After a while you will get comfortable with them and not notice the width.
     
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    It’s all been a big learning experience for sure. For me it’s been a steep learning curve.
     
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    Get your tape out and measure how wide your mirrors are, probably wider than your load.
     
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    I remember my first, a CAT 325. I felt like a bobblehead checking the mirrors constantly to make sure I wasn’t crowding anybody. I knew federal freeway standards dictate lanes to be 12’ wide, so that was a slight encouragement.
     
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    Like your story, currently pulling ny first open deck load, it's a different ballgame than slamming doors. Its like you said, feel like a complete newbie.
     
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